African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size

LONDON/DAKAR (Reuters) -The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/08/14/african-union-urges-adoption-of-world-map-showing-continent039s-true-size